The BC NDP Tourism Critic is taking his fight to find out the actual costs of BC Place renovations to the Province's Auditor General. Spencer Chandra-Herbert has written a letter to John Doyle, filing an official complaint to have him investigate. Chandra-Herbert says it's not just about the original estimate coming in more than five times over … [Read more...]
BC NDP Tourism Critic wants Auditor General to investigate BC Place renovation costs
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Travel Trend: Disaster Tourism
September 5, 2012 by
From the Titanic to images of a crumbling Detroit to the Costa Concordia, tourists are fascinated by fatal wrecks and destruction. But we're lining up and buying tickets sooner than ever before. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Rise in Tourism Expected in Egypt
July 19, 2012 by
According to the Egyptian Tourism Minister, tourism is expected to rise about 23 percent over last year, bringing more than 12 million visitors to the country. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Critic finds tourism numbers hard to believe
June 5, 2012 by
Predictions of a hundred thousand jobs in the tourism sector and the plan to fill them has the NDP accusing the BC Government of being confused. Tourism critic Spencer Chandra-Herbert says bringing in more immigrants to fill the jobs doesn't make sense, "Meanwhile, the immigrants who have arrived here are getting there adult basic education … [Read more...]
The province is preparing for what they call a pending boom in tourism jobs
June 4, 2012 by
The BC Tourism Industry's Human Resource Association is rolling out a plan to address a big anticipated growth in the number of tourism jobs over the next eight years. Go-2 chair Ian Powell says the key is to recruit, train, and not just employ new workers but also retain them once they have the job. "All indication are that in this … [Read more...]
B.C. tourism jumps 12% in March
May 17, 2012 by
Jobs and Tourism Minister Pat Bell says B.C. saw a 12-per-cent spike in tourism in March, compared to the same month last year. Bell points to more marketing by his government. "We really refocused our marketing efforts this year on the ski industry. We lifted our budget from $ 600,000, which is what traditionally was spent to about $ 1.4 … [Read more...]
NDP wants government to hurry up on tourism marketing changes
March 19, 2012 by
While the provincial government continues to drop hints about changes to tourism marketing, the NDP is hoping they get on with it already. Tourism critic Spencer Chandra-Herbert says the Liberals are dragging their heels. "Christy Clark announced when she was running to be Liberal premier that this was going to be a top priority for … [Read more...]
Find out how to get tourism info fast in Buenos Aires
February 2, 2012 by
Buenos Aires' official tourism body runs a free, 24-hour tourist-assistance hotline with English-speaking operators: 800/999–2838. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
NDP tourism critic calling out Liberals for leaky stadium roof
January 13, 2012 by
BC Place officials say we shouldn't be alarmed that the stadium's new roof continues to leak. But the NDP's tourism critic points out the problem should've been fixed by now. Spencer Chandra Herbert says, "PavCo and the BC Liberals said in September that the leak was temporary, it would be all fixed up in a week or two. Here we are … [Read more...]
